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Actuator cap

Granted 20 Mar 2007 · no office action yet

Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.

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Inventors: Neil P. Williams, George I. Nukuto, Terrance M. Parve, Dirk K. Nickel +2 · Examiner: Robert M. Spear · AU 2915 · TC 2900

Application
29/224,380
filed 28 Feb 2005
Publication
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US D538651
granted 20 Mar 2007

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Description

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›The nature of this product is as an…

The nature of this product is as an actuator cap for an aerosol container for dispensing materials such as aerosolized insect repellents, insectisides, cleaners, and fragrances.

FIG. 1 is a left, top, frontal perspective view of an actuator cap embodying our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view thereof being the mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a similar view to that of FIG. 1, except that the FIG. 1 actuator cap is now shown with the environment of a container.

The broken line representation of a container environment in FIG. 6 is for purposes of illustration only and forms no part of the claim.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D09/448

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USthis patentUS-D538651-SS120 Mar 200728 Feb 2005grantedActuator cap
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AUAU-305412-SS15 Feb 200626 Aug 2005publishedActuator cap
CACA-112413-SS14 Aug 200626 Aug 2005grantedActuator cap
ZAZA-A200501171-SS28 Sep 200925 Aug 2005publishedAn actuator cap

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